>preserving the lives of citizens this is completely false. a war is never about killing citizens but about imposing political will. without a defense, the occ

>preserving the lives of citizens this is completely false. a war is never about killing citizens but about imposing political will. without a defense, the occupier would simply impose their political system on the occupied. a government, being a political entity, is only forcing people to DIE so they can maintain their political hegemony over some people.